Pension credit
chhaya
Community member Posts: 1 Listener
my husband has been ill for the past year and now a bit disabled. He was 65 in march 02.03.20 and was wanting yo know if he can apply for pension credit as hes medically been advised not to work
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Hi and welcome,To apply for pension credit you must be state pension age and above. As you are a couple the new rules that came out lat year mean that unless your both of state pension age and above then he won't be able to apply for pension credit. Pension credit is a means tested benefit and therefore you would need to claim as a couple.May i ask what benefits he or you both are currently claiming at the moment?I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
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Hello and welcome to the community, Poppy has answered your question but maybe as she suggested there may be other benefits you would be entitled to claim based on your circumstances. Poppy is the person to advise but will need you to give her more information to be able to advise.
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Username_removed said:Eek. The answers so far are incomplete to say the least.
I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help. -
Didn't the rules change for mixed aged couples claiming PC in May 2019? Unless they weren't already claiming it before a certain date?
I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help. -
Hi @chhaya - how are you getting on ? Were you able to start any processes with pension credit ?
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